Comparing Giants’ Buster Posey’s midseason surge to his MVP year

Buster Posey’s scorching July, in which he batted .400 to follow up a June in which he had 27 RBIs, was reminiscent of how the Giants catcher came out of the All-Star break in his MVP season in 2012. Of course, Posey hit .385 and drove in 60 runs in the second half that year, and that is difficult to duplicate. But here’s how Posey, who appeared in his 100th game this season Thursday, compares statistically at the same point in 2012:

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